Safeguarding the Planet

Open Forum: Making the Case for Nature

January 23, 2025
09:30–10:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Granting nature legal personhood involves recognizing ecosystems' rights to exist, thrive and regenerate. This legal framework empowers communities to protect natural resources by allowing lawsuits on behalf of rivers, forests and other natural entities. What are the opportunities and challenges in granting nature legal personhood?

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Speakers

MM
Mindahi Crescencio Bastida Munoz
Coordinator
Earth Elders
JG
Joyeeta Gupta
Professor, Environment and Development in the Global South
University of Amsterdam
EM
Emmanuel de Merode
Director, Virunga National Park
Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN)
CM
Cristina Mittermeier
Co-Founder and Lead Storyteller
SeaLegacy
HI
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
President
Association for Fulani Women and Indigenous Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)

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